Between COVID-19, an economic recession, and Western wildfires, Western Star was forced to do what so many of us have done this strange, unhappy year, and call a virtual Zoom meeting to introduce ...

For quite some time, automotive marketing people have been labeling fresh products “all-new” when they aren’t. Major parts—usually including the powertrain—are carryovers. But Western Star’s 49X ...

Modern vocational trucks seem to be getting more compact. Compared to traditional long-nose conventionals, most of the dump trucks I see in Ohio have shorter hoods that slope rakishly toward the ...

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has revealed the Western Star 49X vocational truck, which retains the brand’s tried-and-true toughness while integrating the safety-enhancing Detroit Assurance 5.0 ...

Targeting a new range of vocational applications, Western Star has introduced the 47X, a slightly smaller but versatile alternative to the upfit-friendly Western Star 49X that debuted a year ago. With ...

Western Star's overhaul of its vocational line continued this week with the debut of the all-new 47X. With a standard 111.6" bumper-to-back-of cab (BBC), the 47X will usher out the Western Star 4700, ...

Based in Graham, NC, Buckner Companies is one of the nation’s foremost crane, steel and pre-cast erection and industrial rigging firms. Typically, it has 75 to 80 cranes on jobs throughout the ...

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has unveiled the all-new Western Star 49X truck in the United States. Designed for the so-called heavy-duty vocational segment, which designates special vehicles ...

We’ll soon see a new Class 8 highway truck cruising our highways and byways. You may have to look closely for the badge on the hood or the air intake cover to identify it. From a distance, you’d be ...

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 120,000 trucks for an issue that could cause a loss in electrical power and an unintended engine stall, according to National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Two recalls announced recently by Daimler Trucks North America affect more than 2,500 Western Star trucks for a potential sleeper door issue and approximately 12 Freightliner Cascadia trucks for a ...

It’s fairly rare to witness a completely new truck in the Class 8 market, especially one dedicated to the vocational segment. That is precisely why it took many by surprise when Western Star teased ...